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RE; JOHN L. LEWIS, ET AL Date of Location of article Nows r in News er Information 1932 8-30 pel, ¢ 7& & Local striking miners name delogates to state conference on situation, §-1] Hoadline Miners condemn union leaders; meet at Gillea- pio; ouster of state officinis sought. Three delogntes by each of 200 state locals. 9-2 pel, Oo 2&8 New miners? union to ask operstors to sign for work at old scale. New union formed at Gilles- wie Pridny. G-2-32. Prorressivea Minore of dmere Pac Pescny, er envey Av SBSL YO Be ice -~- CLAUDE PEARCH, President; T. J. JONES, Vice-President; WILLIAM KECK, Secretary-Treas- urere 9~3 pel,c2dés Officinis of UMW indicted on counts of 1. refusal to adhere to mifority decision of membership. 2. refuscl to carry out tho mandates of the district convention. 3, Yigerininntion v. foreign born members of our union. 4. The outright robbery of referendum vote on Wogo scale. 5. Use of gongstors, police, sheriffs, state highway patrolmen, and all ngoneles of force and oppression in murdering ond ter- rorizing loyc] mombors of UMW of A. 944 pel, oc. 2&3 New union to mect in Octcbor; LEWIS throatens menbcrs with expulsion. Wew unicn wants con- tract on old $6.10 wage scale. Election of permanent officers and writing of constitution t be October $. on 9-5 Pe ly Co 2 Minors draft program for pit contracts, encour- aged by prospects of signing local mine on old scale. New organization alleged ta sonprise 90% of the Illinois minors. - 658 «| re